AWB AND SON LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £893.8k | £604.4k |
| Current assets | £848.9k | £420.0k |
| Cash | £527.7k | £224.8k |
| Debtors | £321.2k | £195.1k |
| Net assets | £600.3k | £377.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-03-18📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-03-14📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-13📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-05-13📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-05-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-02-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-07📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2022-02-16➕BAILLIE, Louise appointeddirector
- 2021-04-22🏢Company incorporatedAs AWB AND SON LTD
- 2021-04-22➕BAILLIE, Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Baillie Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 22/04/2021 |
Mrs Louise Baillie Individual · British · DOB 10/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 22/04/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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